NameSummit 2018, a digital branding conference, takes place in New York, on August 6th and 7th. A big part of the event will be Pitchfest, and starting this year it’s done in collaboration with NamesCon. During NamesCon 2018, in Las Vegas, NameSummit promoted Pitchfest. The happening will attract entrepreneurs eager to promote the launch of […]

NameSummit 2018, a digital branding conference, takes place in New York, on August 6th and 7th. A big part of the event will be Pitchfest, and starting this year it’s done in collaboration with NamesCon. During NamesCon 2018, in Las Vegas, NameSummit promoted Pitchfest. The happening will attract entrepreneurs eager to promote the launch of […]

Every day, since 2009, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re making things easier for everyone to review older articles, by sharing the domain […]

Every day, since 2009, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re making things easier for everyone to review older articles, by sharing the domain […]

Disclaimer: All domain investing is highly speculative, you may never sell a domain you purchase. A mention here is not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase, do your own research and stick to a budget.

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Daily Domain Picks 3-19-18

Top sales/closes from yesterday:

Closers.com sold for $50,000 interested to see what kind of website will be on the name.

Disclaimer: All domain investing is highly speculative, you may never sell a domain you purchase. A mention here is not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase, do your own research and stick to a budget.

In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: SEOConsultant.com, AthleticTesting.com, Drew.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Multifamily.com, Insurance.wiki, FantasyFootball.xyz...• Get your bids in soon for Sushi.com, TheSpeaker.com, InstantBackups.com...• Plus, much more!

We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Shane Cultra and Michael Cyger.]]>What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?

In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: SEOConsultant.com, AthleticTesting.com, Drew.com• An investor's portfolio is appraised: Multifamily.com, Insurance.wiki, FantasyFootball.xyz...• Get your bids in soon for Sushi.com, TheSpeaker.com, InstantBackups.com...• Plus, much more!

We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Shane Cultra and Michael Cyger.]]>namemode.comMon, 19 Mar 2018 14:00:53 +0000http://namemode.com/39626867/141-domain-discoveries-for-march-19th
http://namemode.com/39626867/141-domain-discoveries-for-march-19thEvery day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 141 domains for sale with history. […]]]>Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 141 domains for sale with history. […]]]>namemode.comMon, 19 Mar 2018 13:29:27 +0000http://namemode.com/39626866/151k-in-sales-on-march-18th-closerscom-sold-for-50000-daily-market-report
http://namemode.com/39626866/151k-in-sales-on-march-18th-closerscom-sold-for-50000-daily-market-reportThe top sale of the day was Closers.com which sold for $50,000 at Sedo. NameBio recorded 188 sales for a total of $150,709 with an average sale price of $802. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 9% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount increased by 74%. […]]]>The top sale of the day was Closers.com which sold for $50,000 at Sedo. NameBio recorded 188 sales for a total of $150,709 with an average sale price of $802. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 9% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount increased by 74%. […]]]>namemode.comMon, 19 Mar 2018 13:29:27 +0000http://namemode.com/39626448/in-domain-names-droplist-20-march-2018
http://namemode.com/39626448/in-domain-names-droplist-20-march-2018

A total of 958.IN extension domain names are scheduled for release on 20th March 2018, I have picked up some of the domain names personally liked. Please check the list below.

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on March 17, 2018.

If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve. I’m only showing where the price was when the auction ended, but the name may not have sold if a reserve was in place.

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on March 17, 2018.

If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve. I’m only showing where the price was when the auction ended, but the name may not have sold if a reserve was in place.

Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal.

1. Refi.com sold for $500,000

The domain was picked up by individuals affiliated with the lender at FirstDirectLending.com, and you get what you would expect at the site, with a focus on refinancing debt from homes, credit cards and more. The site is the leader for this week’s lightly trafficked names, with their Alexa rank near only 11 million.

2. W9.com sold for $130,000

3. MoreMoney.com sold for $67,000

4. PWW.com sold for $45,000

Each of the domains above are parked or don’t resolve.

5. Philmar.com sold for $22,500

Whois still shows Braden Pollock’s Legal Brand Marketing, even though he was the seller, but you can see the screenshot below for Philmar Entertainment, based in Los Angeles. The domain is an upgrade from PhilmarEnt.com and PhilmarEntertainment.com. The current site doesn’t say much about them, but according to their lander at PhilmarEntertainment.com, “We are very proud to present to you a brand new entertainment company named Philmar Entertainment.” “The development of new talent and the global positioning will be one of our key tasks.”

6. HealingHolidays.com sold for $20,000

The owner of the developed co.uk bought their .com. “Healing Holidays is the UK’s leading independent spa and wellness specialist, with a dedicated and highly knowledgeable team who visit and extensively review the world’s very best spas, retreats and clinics.”

7. MichelleMason.com sold for $13,000

The designer of a clothing line upgraded from their .net.

8. Advu.com sold for $10,000

The site is under development, and the owner is under privacy protection. The site’s title tag implies a video advertising platform is in the works.

8. PremierModel.com sold for $10,000

This is the fourth upgrade domain for the week – either from another extension, or a longer domain. This is a shortener from PremierModelManagement.com. Based in London and formed in 1981, the company “is one of the world’s top model agencies, representing some of the fashion industry’s most successful faces. “

Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago, as ranked by DN Journal.

1. Refi.com sold for $500,000

The domain was picked up by individuals affiliated with the lender at FirstDirectLending.com, and you get what you would expect at the site, with a focus on refinancing debt from homes, credit cards and more. The site is the leader for this week’s lightly trafficked names, with their Alexa rank near only 11 million.

2. W9.com sold for $130,000

3. MoreMoney.com sold for $67,000

4. PWW.com sold for $45,000

Each of the domains above are parked or don’t resolve.

5. Philmar.com sold for $22,500

Whois still shows Braden Pollock’s Legal Brand Marketing, even though he was the seller, but you can see the screenshot below for Philmar Entertainment, based in Los Angeles. The domain is an upgrade from PhilmarEnt.com and PhilmarEntertainment.com. The current site doesn’t say much about them, but according to their lander at PhilmarEntertainment.com, “We are very proud to present to you a brand new entertainment company named Philmar Entertainment.” “The development of new talent and the global positioning will be one of our key tasks.”

6. HealingHolidays.com sold for $20,000

The owner of the developed co.uk bought their .com. “Healing Holidays is the UK’s leading independent spa and wellness specialist, with a dedicated and highly knowledgeable team who visit and extensively review the world’s very best spas, retreats and clinics.”

7. MichelleMason.com sold for $13,000

The designer of a clothing line upgraded from their .net.

8. Advu.com sold for $10,000

The site is under development, and the owner is under privacy protection. The site’s title tag implies a video advertising platform is in the works.

8. PremierModel.com sold for $10,000

This is the fourth upgrade domain for the week – either from another extension, or a longer domain. This is a shortener from PremierModelManagement.com. Based in London and formed in 1981, the company “is one of the world’s top model agencies, representing some of the fashion industry’s most successful faces. “

The newest Domain Sherpa is now live and it has a new panel. But a panel you might be familiar with, just in different chairs. Michael Cyger joins the show today and from the results, I think he’ll be a regular.

If you’re coming from the show and this is one of your first times here let me explain what we do here. Josh and I put out a list each day of names that we like and feel offer an opportunity to sell later for more money. Obviously that feeling can change if the price goes too high. This is not a recommendation to buy. This is an OPINION. We are paid to make this list. But I have been doing this list since 2009 and have a pretty good sense of what sells at auction.

We also charge $10 to place a name on this list with a maximum of 5 listings a day. It is also how it keeps the blog going. Without our list we close her down. We also follow every daily listing with a results post that show the auction results of all the names we chose so you can see what they sold for and learn the current wholesale prices of various types of domains. Aaron also writes a post each week of where are they now. A look at the top sales and what the sites are being used for.

We don’t provide any news about domain investing here other than special occasion. If you need news there are three great sites that will pretty much cover your needs. DomainNameWire.com, TheDomains.com, and DNJournal. Domaining.com should always be where you start your day. I just hope you make DSAD a part of it as well. Here are today’s names. Click on them for current price

Quote of the Day: “Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you” -Joey Adams

Domain of the Day: 03310.comFlanking 0s and double 3s has this auction already viewed 322 times

Namejet and Sedo Names at Auction

CatastrophicInsurance.com If you live in Florida or on the Coast of Texas you absolutely should own this. Always amazes me how many people don’t protect their assets. 2 bids

NorwayHomes.com Many people speak English in Norway so this name has some value. Many people have domains in languages not even used in the country. No bids

Chippings.com What they call mulch rock/gravel in England and Europe. 14 bids

Have a name at auction and need more exposure? Send me an email. We Charge $10 per name per day. We may be able to help. If you have an auction you want to promote, email us for details.*All names chosen by us, Shane and Josh . (ie you click through and purchase a name you like) or an occasional paid listing. Everything we say is based on our own research or is opinion. Do your own due diligence. That means look it up yourself if you don’t think the stats or our opinion is correct. We hand choose the names but we are paid to make this list by both the auction houses, individuals that are auctioning names, and Godaddy affiliate links. Keep that in mind and only buy names that YOU think are good

The newest Domain Sherpa is now live and it has a new panel. But a panel you might be familiar with, just in different chairs. Michael Cyger joins the show today and from the results, I think he’ll be a regular.

If you’re coming from the show and this is one of your first times here let me explain what we do here. Josh and I put out a list each day of names that we like and feel offer an opportunity to sell later for more money. Obviously that feeling can change if the price goes too high. This is not a recommendation to buy. This is an OPINION. We are paid to make this list. But I have been doing this list since 2009 and have a pretty good sense of what sells at auction.

We also charge $10 to place a name on this list with a maximum of 5 listings a day. It is also how it keeps the blog going. Without our list we close her down. We also follow every daily listing with a results post that show the auction results of all the names we chose so you can see what they sold for and learn the current wholesale prices of various types of domains. Aaron also writes a post each week of where are they now. A look at the top sales and what the sites are being used for.

We don’t provide any news about domain investing here other than special occasion. If you need news there are three great sites that will pretty much cover your needs. DomainNameWire.com, TheDomains.com, and DNJournal. Domaining.com should always be where you start your day. I just hope you make DSAD a part of it as well. Here are today’s names. Click on them for current price

Quote of the Day: “Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you” -Joey Adams

Domain of the Day: 03310.comFlanking 0s and double 3s has this auction already viewed 322 times

Namejet and Sedo Names at Auction

CatastrophicInsurance.com If you live in Florida or on the Coast of Texas you absolutely should own this. Always amazes me how many people don’t protect their assets. 2 bids

NorwayHomes.com Many people speak English in Norway so this name has some value. Many people have domains in languages not even used in the country. No bids

Chippings.com What they call mulch rock/gravel in England and Europe. 14 bids

Have a name at auction and need more exposure? Send me an email. We Charge $10 per name per day. We may be able to help. If you have an auction you want to promote, email us for details.*All names chosen by us, Shane and Josh . (ie you click through and purchase a name you like) or an occasional paid listing. Everything we say is based on our own research or is opinion. Do your own due diligence. That means look it up yourself if you don’t think the stats or our opinion is correct. We hand choose the names but we are paid to make this list by both the auction houses, individuals that are auctioning names, and Godaddy affiliate links. Keep that in mind and only buy names that YOU think are good

It’s the game they play in heaven. And now rugby union has another home via its own new gTLD – .rugby – through its global governing body World Rugby.

The international federation move to World.Rugby as part of the digital re-brand in 2018 and the .rugby domain name will also be available to unions, regional associations and key stakeholders. The backend registry provider is CentralNic.

The new generic top level domain name has been secured by World Rugby for the benefit of the global rugby community and opens the door to a single global digital identity that will link every member of the rugby family in a united and customised space on the Internet.

World Rugby is among the very few international federations to have sought and successfully secured their own gTLD named after its sport. As a result, World Rugby is now in a position to provide key stakeholders and fans with a trusted domain space that will deliver multiple benefits for the sport.

With competition for a share of digital space, and the youth audience being increasingly competitive, .rugby will play a major role in boosting search engine optimisation for rugby. In emerging markets, .rugby will help in building communities and strengthening tribal affiliation with the sport through a common global digital identity.

World Rugby obtained .rugby with a view to:

Accelerating the promotion of rugby in emerging markets and stakeholder brands in a controlled environment

Promoting the sport and unifying the global community online under a common identity

Making sure the rights of privileged rugby stakeholders are preserved

Linking all participants via a specific identity and creating a recognisable digital space for all rugby-related activities online.

Making the announcement, World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper said: “This is an exciting moment for a growing, global sport. The .rugby domain defines the sport and will build a truly global community with one identity. Ensuring that .rugby was kept within the sport for the benefit of global rugby is in line with our strategic mission to protect and promote the sport, uniting the community and furthering our audience reach.”

The process to obtain the .rugby domain began in 2012, when World Rugby partnered with Roar Domains, a US-based company. World Rugby and Roar Domains were successful in winning the rights following an extensive process backed by all national member unions, national bodies and fans around the world.

Roar Founder and Chairman Ryan Nelson said: “Roar commends World Rugby’s commitment in building a global digital brand for its sport. There is no better brand than the name of the sport itself. Roar looks forward to working with World Rugby to launch the .rugby name for the benefit of unions, clubs, players and fans around the world.”

World Rugby believes the global rugby community will embrace .rugby and is offering priority access to domain names to its six regional associations, 121 national member unions and key stakeholders. The general public will have the chance to use the trusted and secure domain later in 2018.

World Rugby will be moving all its digital platforms to .rugby over time and will work with Roar to offer guidance and support to unions who wish to implement .rugby.

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It’s the game they play in heaven. And now rugby union has another home via its own new gTLD – .rugby – through its global governing body World Rugby.

The international federation move to World.Rugby as part of the digital re-brand in 2018 and the .rugby domain name will also be available to unions, regional associations and key stakeholders. The backend registry provider is CentralNic.

The new generic top level domain name has been secured by World Rugby for the benefit of the global rugby community and opens the door to a single global digital identity that will link every member of the rugby family in a united and customised space on the Internet.

World Rugby is among the very few international federations to have sought and successfully secured their own gTLD named after its sport. As a result, World Rugby is now in a position to provide key stakeholders and fans with a trusted domain space that will deliver multiple benefits for the sport.

With competition for a share of digital space, and the youth audience being increasingly competitive, .rugby will play a major role in boosting search engine optimisation for rugby. In emerging markets, .rugby will help in building communities and strengthening tribal affiliation with the sport through a common global digital identity.

World Rugby obtained .rugby with a view to:

Accelerating the promotion of rugby in emerging markets and stakeholder brands in a controlled environment

Promoting the sport and unifying the global community online under a common identity

Making sure the rights of privileged rugby stakeholders are preserved

Linking all participants via a specific identity and creating a recognisable digital space for all rugby-related activities online.

Making the announcement, World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper said: “This is an exciting moment for a growing, global sport. The .rugby domain defines the sport and will build a truly global community with one identity. Ensuring that .rugby was kept within the sport for the benefit of global rugby is in line with our strategic mission to protect and promote the sport, uniting the community and furthering our audience reach.”

The process to obtain the .rugby domain began in 2012, when World Rugby partnered with Roar Domains, a US-based company. World Rugby and Roar Domains were successful in winning the rights following an extensive process backed by all national member unions, national bodies and fans around the world.

Roar Founder and Chairman Ryan Nelson said: “Roar commends World Rugby’s commitment in building a global digital brand for its sport. There is no better brand than the name of the sport itself. Roar looks forward to working with World Rugby to launch the .rugby name for the benefit of unions, clubs, players and fans around the world.”

World Rugby believes the global rugby community will embrace .rugby and is offering priority access to domain names to its six regional associations, 121 national member unions and key stakeholders. The general public will have the chance to use the trusted and secure domain later in 2018.

World Rugby will be moving all its digital platforms to .rugby over time and will work with Roar to offer guidance and support to unions who wish to implement .rugby.

If you are on the lookout for a career change, Uniregistry – a DomainGang sponsor – is currently hiring. There are various positions with the company, a growing domain registrar, registry and domain marketplace. Currently, the locale of these positions is in the Grand Cayman, and Manchester, UK. Uniregistry is looking for a candidate for […]

If you are on the lookout for a career change, Uniregistry – a DomainGang sponsor – is currently hiring. There are various positions with the company, a growing domain registrar, registry and domain marketplace. Currently, the locale of these positions is in the Grand Cayman, and Manchester, UK. Uniregistry is looking for a candidate for […]

Every day, since 2009, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re about to make things easier for everyone to review older articles. Beginning today, […]

Every day, since 2009, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re about to make things easier for everyone to review older articles. Beginning today, […]

☘ Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘ It’s been quiet on the emoji domain front since reporting nearly 6-7K emoji domain expirations over the last month or so. Although the wave of emoji domains expiring in auction has somewhat died down, this week brings 123 emoji domains nearing auction end. There are 39 country flag emoji […]

☘ Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘ It’s been quiet on the emoji domain front since reporting nearly 6-7K emoji domain expirations over the last month or so. Although the wave of emoji domains expiring in auction has somewhat died down, this week brings 123 emoji domains nearing auction end. There are 39 country flag emoji […]

The most ironic domain registration– Have you ever hand registered a domain name and then later realized the irony in what you did? How often does that happen to you and what was the most ironic domain you registered?

The most ironic domain registration– Have you ever hand registered a domain name and then later realized the irony in what you did? How often does that happen to you and what was the most ironic domain you registered?

I do wonder where all the crypto experts went, from those that didn’t mention Crypto or Bitcoin until November of 2017 to those saying it was obvious Ripple was going to $3.

Like every market you need to have knowledge, patience and a bankroll. You need to ride the ups and downs and have an exit strategy. It is fun to watch, the end of 2017 everyone was a crypto expert like in 2015 everyone was a domain broker. There are some sharp minds who comment on crypto and they were talking about Bitcoin back in 2011 not 2017. It seems some are worried about their crypto names now, well a lot of registrations were really bad, but the good names will do ok in my opinion. CryptoCorp.com selling for $16,500 from one domainer to another domainer shows there is interest for the right crypto names.

Top sales/closes from yesterday:

EasyChair.com was the name I liked, for $2,656 not a bad buy. There is a software named EasyChair,it’s a free web-based conference management software system used, among other tasks, to organise paper submission and review.

Disclaimer: All domain investing is highly speculative, you may never sell a domain you purchase. A mention here is not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase, do your own research and stick to a budget.

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Daily Domain Picks 3-18-18

I do wonder where all the crypto experts went, from those that didn’t mention Crypto or Bitcoin until November of 2017 to those saying it was obvious Ripple was going to $3.

Like every market you need to have knowledge, patience and a bankroll. You need to ride the ups and downs and have an exit strategy. It is fun to watch, the end of 2017 everyone was a crypto expert like in 2015 everyone was a domain broker. There are some sharp minds who comment on crypto and they were talking about Bitcoin back in 2011 not 2017. It seems some are worried about their crypto names now, well a lot of registrations were really bad, but the good names will do ok in my opinion. CryptoCorp.com selling for $16,500 from one domainer to another domainer shows there is interest for the right crypto names.

Top sales/closes from yesterday:

EasyChair.com was the name I liked, for $2,656 not a bad buy. There is a software named EasyChair,it’s a free web-based conference management software system used, among other tasks, to organise paper submission and review.

Disclaimer: All domain investing is highly speculative, you may never sell a domain you purchase. A mention here is not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase, do your own research and stick to a budget.

]]>namemode.comSun, 18 Mar 2018 15:49:57 +0000http://namemode.com/39592870/154-domain-discoveries-for-march-18th
http://namemode.com/39592870/154-domain-discoveries-for-march-18thEvery day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 154 domains for sale with history. […]]]>Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 154 domains for sale with history. […]]]>namemode.comSun, 18 Mar 2018 15:19:04 +0000http://namemode.com/39592869/87k-in-sales-on-march-17th-projectsparkcom-sold-for-3002-daily-market-report
http://namemode.com/39592869/87k-in-sales-on-march-17th-projectsparkcom-sold-for-3002-daily-market-reportNameJet had six of the top ten sales yesterday. The top sale of the day was ProjectSpark.com which sold for $3,002 at DropCatch. NameBio recorded 207 sales for a total of $86,829 with an average sale price of $419. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 8% in the number of sales and the total dollar amount decreased by 44%. […]]]>NameJet had six of the top ten sales yesterday. The top sale of the day was ProjectSpark.com which sold for $3,002 at DropCatch. NameBio recorded 207 sales for a total of $86,829 with an average sale price of $419. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 8% in the number of sales and the total dollar amount decreased by 44%. […]]]>namemode.comSun, 18 Mar 2018 15:19:01 +0000http://namemode.com/39588006/domain-flips-kulcom-goodai-and-flops-punchescom-baseballnet
http://namemode.com/39588006/domain-flips-kulcom-goodai-and-flops-punchescom-baseballnet

Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio.

Flips

KUL.com sold for 43,143 USD on 2018-03-09 at Sedo, vs 22,000 USD on 2017-02-05 at BQDN. The LLL.com market in general hasn’t doubled over the past year, so this is an outlier. The current owner is under privacy protection, but it forwards to Nhainvn.com, which I’ve seen on a few recent domain acquisitions, such as DTP.com.

BTSE.com sold for 4,990 USD on 2018-03-08 at Sedo, vs 144 USD on 2010-05-11 at SnapNames. A nice 35x return before commissions. It’s end user pricing, but the owner is under privacy and the domain doesn’t resolve yet.

Cupboard.io sold for 2,500 USD on 2018-03-08 at Sedo, vs 104 USD on 2016-08-23 at Park.io. The first of two non .com domains that were very profitable flips with less than a two year hold.

Good.ai sold for 10,000 USD on 2018-03-01 at Sedo, vs 3,800 USD on 2017-02-07 at Sedo. Nothing resolves yet, but the buyer appears to be Blippar.com, which “specialise in Augmented Reality (AR) and Computer Vision, the field within AI that understands sight.”

Dragonglass.com sold for 4,999 USD on 2018-02-11 at GenericDomainMarket, vs 320 USD on 2015-11-22 at NameJet. A nice 15x return. The buyer describes their site as “the world’s first gamified cryptomining experience. Play mobile game, mine real cryptocurrency, earn up to 10x coins.”

Flops

ML.net sold for 24,500 USD on 2018-03-11 at NameJet, 48,533 USD on 2015-12-02 at NameJet. A painful loss of over 50%, with their purchase during the heady days of the Chinese bull market.

Baseball.net sold for 15,100 USD on 2018-02-14 at Flippa, 52,500 USD on 2008-04-02 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.. This is closer to a 70% loss between the sales, although it appears the domain has traded a few times. The poor name has been pimped through domain newsletters and auction houses for many years, with asking prices as high as $95k.

Punches.com sold for 1,900 USD on 2018-03-09 at NameJet, vs 2,800 USD on 2015-03-24 at NameJet. The first of two one-word .com domains with losses. One-word .com domains are hot, but you can’t simply put your blinders on, pay a high price, and expect values to skyrocket….especially with awkward endings like “ed” or “ing”, or the plural when the singular would be better.

Raking.com sold for 800 USD on 2018-03-02 at GoDaddy, vs 2,019 USD on 2012-03-01 at GoDaddy.

POLP.com sold for 918 USD on 2018-03-12 at NameJet, vs 1,500 USD on 2017-07-20 at NameJet. Similar to the comment above, pronounceable LLLL.com are hot, but you still need to buy at the right price if you’re looking for a quick flip. This is a loss near 50% after commissions, in less than a year.

Note: I didn’t do an exhaustive search of the ownership history of each domain. There are likely cases where there were multiple owners between the sales prices I list.

Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio.

Flips

KUL.com sold for 43,143 USD on 2018-03-09 at Sedo, vs 22,000 USD on 2017-02-05 at BQDN. The LLL.com market in general hasn’t doubled over the past year, so this is an outlier. The current owner is under privacy protection, but it forwards to Nhainvn.com, which I’ve seen on a few recent domain acquisitions, such as DTP.com.

BTSE.com sold for 4,990 USD on 2018-03-08 at Sedo, vs 144 USD on 2010-05-11 at SnapNames. A nice 35x return before commissions. It’s end user pricing, but the owner is under privacy and the domain doesn’t resolve yet.

Cupboard.io sold for 2,500 USD on 2018-03-08 at Sedo, vs 104 USD on 2016-08-23 at Park.io. The first of two non .com domains that were very profitable flips with less than a two year hold.

Good.ai sold for 10,000 USD on 2018-03-01 at Sedo, vs 3,800 USD on 2017-02-07 at Sedo. Nothing resolves yet, but the buyer appears to be Blippar.com, which “specialise in Augmented Reality (AR) and Computer Vision, the field within AI that understands sight.”

Dragonglass.com sold for 4,999 USD on 2018-02-11 at GenericDomainMarket, vs 320 USD on 2015-11-22 at NameJet. A nice 15x return. The buyer describes their site as “the world’s first gamified cryptomining experience. Play mobile game, mine real cryptocurrency, earn up to 10x coins.”

Flops

ML.net sold for 24,500 USD on 2018-03-11 at NameJet, 48,533 USD on 2015-12-02 at NameJet. A painful loss of over 50%, with their purchase during the heady days of the Chinese bull market.

Baseball.net sold for 15,100 USD on 2018-02-14 at Flippa, 52,500 USD on 2008-04-02 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.. This is closer to a 70% loss between the sales, although it appears the domain has traded a few times. The poor name has been pimped through domain newsletters and auction houses for many years, with asking prices as high as $95k.

Punches.com sold for 1,900 USD on 2018-03-09 at NameJet, vs 2,800 USD on 2015-03-24 at NameJet. The first of two one-word .com domains with losses. One-word .com domains are hot, but you can’t simply put your blinders on, pay a high price, and expect values to skyrocket….especially with awkward endings like “ed” or “ing”, or the plural when the singular would be better.

Raking.com sold for 800 USD on 2018-03-02 at GoDaddy, vs 2,019 USD on 2012-03-01 at GoDaddy.

POLP.com sold for 918 USD on 2018-03-12 at NameJet, vs 1,500 USD on 2017-07-20 at NameJet. Similar to the comment above, pronounceable LLLL.com are hot, but you still need to buy at the right price if you’re looking for a quick flip. This is a loss near 50% after commissions, in less than a year.

Note: I didn’t do an exhaustive search of the ownership history of each domain. There are likely cases where there were multiple owners between the sales prices I list.

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on March 16, 2018.

If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve. I’m only showing where the price was when the auction ended, but the name may not have sold if a reserve was in place.

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on March 16, 2018.

If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve. I’m only showing where the price was when the auction ended, but the name may not have sold if a reserve was in place.

There are a lot of people learning a hard lesson. As much as I loved watching everyone make money in crypto I knew that it had to fail. When a coin is tied to nothing but the desire to own there will be the eventual point where there aren’t enough people with that desire to keep thing moving up. If it were tied to some economic results that would be different. And it would be called stock.

I do think bitcoin and ether will survive as a store of value but I am very confident that most of the other alt coins will move to 10% of the value of their peak. My opinions only. I did quite well and I was lucky/smart enough to pull out most at peak and put it into Netflix options and catch a 40% run. Pretty sure I documented it on twitter and here. I also sold all my crypto the second I saw Google was done with them. Google and Apple run the world and when they say their done, I’m done too.

The other fun over the weekend has been watching the NCAA tournament. All countries have their sporting events and NCAA basketball is definitely one our biggest. Everyone in my family fills out their bracket each year. For the first time ever my daughter understands it and even knows some of the teams. And this year her statistics class put together a contest to use data to pick the games. I’m not yet convinced she’s got something special but I will say that after the first two rounds she is in the top 6000 in the ESPN pool and still has NC as the potential winner. Not sure how many entrants but I think i was 7 million or more. She also had Virginia only winning one round so she wasn’t out much with Virginia losing. I have Duke winning it all so if they do I should still win the pool . Which like most pools is an insignificant amount but the bragging rights are worth gold. Here are today’s names. Click on them for current price

Quote of the Day: “Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition” -Steve Jobs

Domain of the Day: ShareAJet.comNot very often you find a good jet sharing name for $12. Won’t stay there very long

Have a name at auction and need more exposure? Send me an email. We Charge $10 per name per day. We may be able to help. If you have an auction you want to promote, email us for details.*All names chosen by us, Shane and Josh . (ie you click through and purchase a name you like) or an occasional paid listing. Everything we say is based on our own research or is opinion. Do your own due diligence. That means look it up yourself if you don’t think the stats or our opinion is correct. We hand choose the names but we are paid to make this list by both the auction houses, individuals that are auctioning names, and Godaddy affiliate links. Keep that in mind and only buy names that YOU think are good

There are a lot of people learning a hard lesson. As much as I loved watching everyone make money in crypto I knew that it had to fail. When a coin is tied to nothing but the desire to own there will be the eventual point where there aren’t enough people with that desire to keep thing moving up. If it were tied to some economic results that would be different. And it would be called stock.

I do think bitcoin and ether will survive as a store of value but I am very confident that most of the other alt coins will move to 10% of the value of their peak. My opinions only. I did quite well and I was lucky/smart enough to pull out most at peak and put it into Netflix options and catch a 40% run. Pretty sure I documented it on twitter and here. I also sold all my crypto the second I saw Google was done with them. Google and Apple run the world and when they say their done, I’m done too.

The other fun over the weekend has been watching the NCAA tournament. All countries have their sporting events and NCAA basketball is definitely one our biggest. Everyone in my family fills out their bracket each year. For the first time ever my daughter understands it and even knows some of the teams. And this year her statistics class put together a contest to use data to pick the games. I’m not yet convinced she’s got something special but I will say that after the first two rounds she is in the top 6000 in the ESPN pool and still has NC as the potential winner. Not sure how many entrants but I think i was 7 million or more. She also had Virginia only winning one round so she wasn’t out much with Virginia losing. I have Duke winning it all so if they do I should still win the pool . Which like most pools is an insignificant amount but the bragging rights are worth gold. Here are today’s names. Click on them for current price

Quote of the Day: “Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition” -Steve Jobs

Domain of the Day: ShareAJet.comNot very often you find a good jet sharing name for $12. Won’t stay there very long

Have a name at auction and need more exposure? Send me an email. We Charge $10 per name per day. We may be able to help. If you have an auction you want to promote, email us for details.*All names chosen by us, Shane and Josh . (ie you click through and purchase a name you like) or an occasional paid listing. Everything we say is based on our own research or is opinion. Do your own due diligence. That means look it up yourself if you don’t think the stats or our opinion is correct. We hand choose the names but we are paid to make this list by both the auction houses, individuals that are auctioning names, and Godaddy affiliate links. Keep that in mind and only buy names that YOU think are good

There’s a bit of a belated rush by European country code top level domain (ccTLD) operators to comply with the looming deadline to implement the .E.U.’s new privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The latest is Latvia’s ccTLD, .lv who, in their announcement, said they plan “to implement data minimisation” to comply. And they are seeking comment on their plans by 12 April.

The data minimisation planned by NIC.LV to comply with the GDPR means that when registrants fill out the .lv domain name registration form, only one postal address will be required (instead of two) and no fax number will be required.

At present, if the domain name registrant is an individual, their first name, surname, personal identity number and postal address is not publicly shown. In the future, to ensure GDPR compliance, the holders’ telephone number and email will also not be published. In order to provide some communication channel with the domain names’ holder, NIC.LV will develop an electronic contact form.

The NIC WHOIS policy [pdf] has been prepared to determine the obligations of the NIC.LV and the WHOIS user, including the allowable use of WHOIS.

To ensure GDPR compliance and adaption to local regulations, NIC.LV proposes to change the terminology definitions and procedures. As this policy is being used for direct registrations, as well as registrations through registrars, NIC.LV proposes to make a separate document called the price list and payment policy of NIC.LV [pdf], which would apply only to direct registrations.

Information for domain name registrants on the processing of their personal data – access, data portability, rectification, deletion, etc. will be included in the updated NIC.LV Privacy policy [pdf].

In accordance with GDPR Article 28, the agreement between the Registry and the Registrar will be supplemented by Annex 3 “Personal data processing” [pdf], which will define the roles and responsibilities of the Personal Data Controller (NIC.LV) and the Processor (Registrar).

The NIC.LV feedback period is open until 12 April with comments to be sent to legal@nic.lv. All amendments to contracts and policies have also been sent to the Ministry of Transport for evaluation.

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There’s a bit of a belated rush by European country code top level domain (ccTLD) operators to comply with the looming deadline to implement the .E.U.’s new privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The latest is Latvia’s ccTLD, .lv who, in their announcement, said they plan “to implement data minimisation” to comply. And they are seeking comment on their plans by 12 April.

The data minimisation planned by NIC.LV to comply with the GDPR means that when registrants fill out the .lv domain name registration form, only one postal address will be required (instead of two) and no fax number will be required.

At present, if the domain name registrant is an individual, their first name, surname, personal identity number and postal address is not publicly shown. In the future, to ensure GDPR compliance, the holders’ telephone number and email will also not be published. In order to provide some communication channel with the domain names’ holder, NIC.LV will develop an electronic contact form.

The NIC WHOIS policy [pdf] has been prepared to determine the obligations of the NIC.LV and the WHOIS user, including the allowable use of WHOIS.

To ensure GDPR compliance and adaption to local regulations, NIC.LV proposes to change the terminology definitions and procedures. As this policy is being used for direct registrations, as well as registrations through registrars, NIC.LV proposes to make a separate document called the price list and payment policy of NIC.LV [pdf], which would apply only to direct registrations.

Information for domain name registrants on the processing of their personal data – access, data portability, rectification, deletion, etc. will be included in the updated NIC.LV Privacy policy [pdf].

In accordance with GDPR Article 28, the agreement between the Registry and the Registrar will be supplemented by Annex 3 “Personal data processing” [pdf], which will define the roles and responsibilities of the Personal Data Controller (NIC.LV) and the Processor (Registrar).

The DotAsia Organisation (dot.asia) has partnered with Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) and .Asia channel partners – Crazy Domains and Exabytes – to support kiteboarders in the Asian region whose goal is to make it to the first Kiteboarding Olympic event later this year.

With the support of DotAsia and their partners, these riders with their own dedicated domain and website which will showcase rider profiles and help create a direct bond between fans and the riders themselves.

Taking place in Pak Nam Pran, Thailand, the KTA (KiteboardTour.Asia) and the Kiteboarding Association Thailand will co-host the Asia-Oceania regional kiteboard qualifiers for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which are set to be held in Buenos Aires in October of this year.

“Adventure sports has slowly been making the rounds in the region with kiteboarding taking the lead,” said Edmon Chung, CEO of the DotAsia Organisation. “We are excited about the upcoming YOG and extend our support to the riders to bring the medals back to Asia.”

“We are beyond thrilled to be working together with DotAsia and KTA to get the riders online with their very own profile page,” remarked Steve Skinner, Product Manager of Crazy Domains. “As a big a fan of Kiteboarding, I am overjoyed to witness the sport making it to the Olympic Games, especially at the youth level. It is a sign of things to come, and we are excited to extend our support to the youth riders making their debut on the global stage.”

Chan Kee Siak, CEO and founder of Exabytes, commented “at Exabytes, we have always believed in supporting sports events, which play a pivotal role in communities around the world. Kiteboarding is a fun and exciting sport, and we are honored by the opportunity to be a sponsor.”

Neil Godbold, Media Manager at KTA, is pleased that the riders from Asia and Oceania will have their profiles featured and celebrated online while they showcase their kiteboarding skills for the world.

“We have come a long way from our roots many years ago. We have always felt riders in the Asia Pacific region were not getting sufficient recognition for the tremendous kiteboarding skills they possess,” said Godbold. “We are very glad to have DotAsia and their partners on board as sponsors, helping the riders have an online presence to facilitate communication. “

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The DotAsia Organisation (dot.asia) has partnered with Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) and .Asia channel partners – Crazy Domains and Exabytes – to support kiteboarders in the Asian region whose goal is to make it to the first Kiteboarding Olympic event later this year.

With the support of DotAsia and their partners, these riders with their own dedicated domain and website which will showcase rider profiles and help create a direct bond between fans and the riders themselves.

Taking place in Pak Nam Pran, Thailand, the KTA (KiteboardTour.Asia) and the Kiteboarding Association Thailand will co-host the Asia-Oceania regional kiteboard qualifiers for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games, which are set to be held in Buenos Aires in October of this year.

“Adventure sports has slowly been making the rounds in the region with kiteboarding taking the lead,” said Edmon Chung, CEO of the DotAsia Organisation. “We are excited about the upcoming YOG and extend our support to the riders to bring the medals back to Asia.”

“We are beyond thrilled to be working together with DotAsia and KTA to get the riders online with their very own profile page,” remarked Steve Skinner, Product Manager of Crazy Domains. “As a big a fan of Kiteboarding, I am overjoyed to witness the sport making it to the Olympic Games, especially at the youth level. It is a sign of things to come, and we are excited to extend our support to the youth riders making their debut on the global stage.”

Chan Kee Siak, CEO and founder of Exabytes, commented “at Exabytes, we have always believed in supporting sports events, which play a pivotal role in communities around the world. Kiteboarding is a fun and exciting sport, and we are honored by the opportunity to be a sponsor.”

Neil Godbold, Media Manager at KTA, is pleased that the riders from Asia and Oceania will have their profiles featured and celebrated online while they showcase their kiteboarding skills for the world.

“We have come a long way from our roots many years ago. We have always felt riders in the Asia Pacific region were not getting sufficient recognition for the tremendous kiteboarding skills they possess,” said Godbold. “We are very glad to have DotAsia and their partners on board as sponsors, helping the riders have an online presence to facilitate communication. “

The Web Design Museum has been storing web design trends between 1995 and 2005. It all started in the Czech Republic in 1996, when Petr Kovar first logged onto the Internet from his parents’ home. Checking the Internet for a maximum two hours a day, Kovar would visit web sites such as Kodak, Reebok, Adidas, […]

The Web Design Museum has been storing web design trends between 1995 and 2005. It all started in the Czech Republic in 1996, when Petr Kovar first logged onto the Internet from his parents’ home. Checking the Internet for a maximum two hours a day, Kovar would visit web sites such as Kodak, Reebok, Adidas, […]

Page Howe is going to be doing a real time AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the Namepros chatroom today. Page posted: So one of the best things about domain forums from back in the day was the chatroom. I’ve talked with Eric over the past year about doing some specific-time chats; first trial run is […]

Page Howe is going to be doing a real time AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the Namepros chatroom today. Page posted: So one of the best things about domain forums from back in the day was the chatroom. I’ve talked with Eric over the past year about doing some specific-time chats; first trial run is […]

George Kirikos who sought retweets as currency for his research efforts, set up a series of clues on a domain that sold last year that would chart in the top 10 for 2017 domain sales. The domain is Purple.com, I was really the only one playing along with George, and discovered the mattress firm merged […]

George Kirikos who sought retweets as currency for his research efforts, set up a series of clues on a domain that sold last year that would chart in the top 10 for 2017 domain sales. The domain is Purple.com, I was really the only one playing along with George, and discovered the mattress firm merged […]